Tacos Del Rey 2 Recipes

BIRRIA DE RES TACOS (BEEF BIRRIA TACOS)

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add guajillo, ancho, and arbol chile peppers; boil for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow peppers to soak until cool. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the water.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Rinse meat and pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add meat and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Line a heavy cast-iron grill pan or griddle with aluminum foil and place over high heat. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer on top. Grill until tomato skin is burned on all sides and begins to peel, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Combine soaked chile peppers, cooked tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, 2 teaspoons black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, thyme, marjoram, oregano, and salt to taste in a blender. Pour in reserved 1/4 cup of chile water; blend until smooth.
• Strain chile sauce through a mesh strainer and pour over the browned meat in the Dutch oven, turning roast so it is completely covered with sauce. Cover the Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven.
• Bake, basting meat every 45 minutes with the sauce, until birria begins to fall apart, 3 to 4 hours. Remove lid and bake uncovered until birria is crispy on top, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cover with 2 layers of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, warm tortillas on a griddle. Fill each tortilla with birria and top with chopped onion and cilantro.

THE BEST HOMEMADE TACOS RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the beef to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break the meat apart with a wooden spoon. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper to the meat. Stir well. Cook until the meat is cooked through, about 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the tomato sauce and water. Stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 7-8 minutes, until some of the liquid evaporates but the meat mixture is still a little saucy. Remove from the heat.
• Warm the taco shells according to their package directions.
• Fill the taco shells with 2 heaping tablespoons of taco meat. Top with desired taco toppings: shredded cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, diced red onion, taco sauce, sour cream, guacamole, etc.

EL REY'S FISH TACOS

Steps:

• For the guacamole: In a food processor, mix together the avocados, lime zest and juice, jalapeno pepper and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Keep in the refrigerator.
• For the salsa verde: Remove the papery husks from the tomatillos and rinse well. Cut in half and place cut-side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place under a broiler for about 5 minutes to lightly blacken the skin. Place the tomatillos, cilantro, lime zest and juice, garlic, onions and jalapeno pepper in a food processor (or blender) and pulse until all the ingredients are finely chopped and mixed. Season with salt. Cool in the refrigerator.
• For the Salsa Roja: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lay the tomatoes, garlic, serrano pepper and onions on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven until the tomatoes look soft and the onions and peppers have a nice char, about 30 minutes. Transfer into the recipient of the food processor and reduce into a coarse puree with the cilantro and lime zest and juice. Adjust seasoning. Add a little water if too thick. Keep in the refrigerator.
• For the Salsa Mexicana: Mix together the tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, lime zest and juice, onions, jalapeno pepper, red bell pepper and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Keep in the refrigerator. For the fish: To make the beer batter, in a large bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and some salt. Blend the beer and eggs, and then quickly stir into the flour mixture (don't worry about a few lumps). Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Dust the fish pieces lightly with flour. Dip into the beer batter and fry until crisp and golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
• To serve: Place the fried fish in a tortilla, add a dollop of mayonnaise, and top with shredded cabbage, onions and cilantro. Top with guacamole, salsa verde, salsa rosa and salsa Mexicana.

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN STREET TACOS

Steps:

• Place a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate and top with tortillas; heat in the microwave for 10 seconds.
• Place chicken in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until heated through, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Layer chicken, cilantro, onion, and guacamole, in that order, onto each tortilla. Squeeze lime juice over each taco.

BIRRIA DE RES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare the chiles: Use tongs to place the poblano chiles directly over the open flame of a gas burner set to high. Cook the poblanos until totally charred all over, turning as needed, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap so the poblanos can steam. After 10 minutes, use your fingers to pull the blackened skins away from the poblanos, then remove the stems and seeds. Roughly chop the poblanos and set aside.
• While the poblano chiles steam, place a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches to cook the guajillo chiles evenly in one layer, flatten the chile halves on the hot skillet and toast them for about 15 seconds, turning once. Put the chiles in a bowl and add 2 cups hot water to help soften them. Set aside.
• Prepare the meat: Season the meat all over with the salt. Heat the oil in a large, oven-proof pot over medium-high. Working in batches, sear the meat on all sides until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side, transferring the browned meat to a large bowl as you work.
• After you've seared all the meat, add the onion to the pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Return all the meat to the pot.
• Meanwhile, add the tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, ginger, oregano, sesame seeds, cumin, cloves and a few grinds of black pepper to a blender, along with the chopped poblanos, toasted guajillos and the chile soaking liquid. Purée until smooth, scraping down the edges of the blender as needed.
• Pour the blended mixture into the pot with the meat. Add the cinnamon stick and bay leaves, along with about 4 to 6 cups of water, enough to amply cover the meat.
• Cover and cook in the oven until the meat is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
• Divide among bowls and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing on top, and a side of warm tortillas.